Raul Midón: Bad Ass and Blind
Eclectic singer/songwriter Raul Midón lives up to being a self-proclaimed badass on Bad Ass and Blind.
Brent Faulkner
Brent Faulkner is a self-described ultimate music enthusiast. Interested in all facets of music, Faulkner is a music educator, composer, and music journalist amongst other things. Faulkner's interests in music criticism began through submitting music reviews to amazon.com. Serving as a springboard, Faulkner would eventually pen music reviews for various sites including Do Tell Gospel, The Urban Music Scene. In addition to contributing to Pop Matters, Faulkner maintains his own blog, brentmusicreviews.com and contributes to the music section of starpulse.com. Faulkner received his B.A. in Music Education (Instrumental emphasis) in 2008 and followed up with a M.M. in Music Theory/Composition in 2010, both from Eastern Kentucky University. As a musician, Faulkner is a multi-instrumentalist with piano and trombone serving as principle instruments.
Avery*Sunshine: Twenty Sixty Four
Avery*Sunshine focuses on the power of love and relationships on Twenty Sixty Four, her sophomore project for Shanachie.
Lindsey Webster: Back to Your Heart
Lindsey Webster showcases incredible class and exceptional musicianship on her third album, Back to Your Heart.
Will Downing: Black Pearls
Smooth R&B vocalist Will Downing maintains the utmost consistency on his latest project, covers album Black Pearls.
Walker Family Singers: Panola County Spirit
The Walker Family masterfully preserves traditional southern gospel music and spirituals on Panola County Spirit.
Tamar Braxton: Calling All Lovers
Tamar Braxton shows off her ridiculous, magnificent pipes on third album Calling All Lovers.
Garnet Mimms: The Complete United Artists & Veep Singles
Looking for You: The Complete United Artists & Veep Singles proves to be an excellent compilation of music highlighting a truly fantastic, underappreciated soul musician.
Lyfe Jennings: Tree of Lyfe
The script changes little for R&B singer/songwriter Lyfe Jennings on sixth album Tree of Lyfe, but it works out just fine.
Case: Heaven’s Door
Case delivers a pleasant, if predictable ‘grown and sexy’ effort on Heaven’s Door.
Metropole Orkest and Snarky Puppy: Sylva
Metropole Orkest and Snarky Puppy deliver an electrifying, energetic genre-bending album with Sylva.
Billie Holiday: The Centennial Collection
The Centennial Collection serves as a masterful representation of Billie Holiday’s enduring legacy.
James Bay: Chaos and the Calm
On Chaos and the Calm,, singer/songwriter James Bay delivers a sound debut album that's never earth-shattering.